Simon Kingston

Small dogs with emperor-like tendencies. So he's known as Tibby, but he's really a farm dog and not well suited to London life. But he spends most of his life here terrorizing passersby. So he's really, he's a thug. He's a terrible person.

Small dogs with emperor-like tendencies. So he's known as Tibby, but he's really a farm dog and not well suited to London life. But he spends most of his life here terrorizing passersby. So he's really, he's a thug. He's a terrible person.

Small dogs with emperor-like tendencies. So he's known as Tibby, but he's really a farm dog and not well suited to London life. But he spends most of his life here terrorizing passersby. So he's really, he's a thug. He's a terrible person.

It's true. And it's not just driven by my children alone. There are an extraordinary range of things. And I think we're going to talk a bit about this. The breadth of the services and the products that we procure for our pets has grown. And that, of course, includes the food. It includes the accessories. It includes those toys you've mentioned, but also thinking about their health.

It's true. And it's not just driven by my children alone. There are an extraordinary range of things. And I think we're going to talk a bit about this. The breadth of the services and the products that we procure for our pets has grown. And that, of course, includes the food. It includes the accessories. It includes those toys you've mentioned, but also thinking about their health.

It's true. And it's not just driven by my children alone. There are an extraordinary range of things. And I think we're going to talk a bit about this. The breadth of the services and the products that we procure for our pets has grown. And that, of course, includes the food. It includes the accessories. It includes those toys you've mentioned, but also thinking about their health.

and thinking about preventative care in a much more systematic, much more serious way than I think was the case not so long ago. It's an important part of the pet-owning household budget.

and thinking about preventative care in a much more systematic, much more serious way than I think was the case not so long ago. It's an important part of the pet-owning household budget.

and thinking about preventative care in a much more systematic, much more serious way than I think was the case not so long ago. It's an important part of the pet-owning household budget.

Well, she has quite a tale to tell. Lisa McGowan, who is chief executive officer of Pets at Home. That's the UK's leading pet care business. We're going to hear a lot about that. But before joining Pets at Home in 2022, Lisa had had an extremely successful career in leadership roles at Sky, where she was chief consumer officer.

Well, she has quite a tale to tell. Lisa McGowan, who is chief executive officer of Pets at Home. That's the UK's leading pet care business. We're going to hear a lot about that. But before joining Pets at Home in 2022, Lisa had had an extremely successful career in leadership roles at Sky, where she was chief consumer officer.

Well, she has quite a tale to tell. Lisa McGowan, who is chief executive officer of Pets at Home. That's the UK's leading pet care business. We're going to hear a lot about that. But before joining Pets at Home in 2022, Lisa had had an extremely successful career in leadership roles at Sky, where she was chief consumer officer.

And she led the whole of the consumer business there, serving more than 10 million customers and running a business with revenues of around about $10 billion. And before that, she had roles at both McKinsey and at Telewest. And alongside it, she was formerly a non-executive director at Morrison's. So she brings a breadth of executive and non-executive experience to this.

And she led the whole of the consumer business there, serving more than 10 million customers and running a business with revenues of around about $10 billion. And before that, she had roles at both McKinsey and at Telewest. And alongside it, she was formerly a non-executive director at Morrison's. So she brings a breadth of executive and non-executive experience to this.

And she led the whole of the consumer business there, serving more than 10 million customers and running a business with revenues of around about $10 billion. And before that, she had roles at both McKinsey and at Telewest. And alongside it, she was formerly a non-executive director at Morrison's. So she brings a breadth of executive and non-executive experience to this.

And in addition to all of that, she is, I believe, the proud owner of two Labradors, Freddie and Barney. And incidentally, but we might as well have it for the record, is mother to three human children as well. Yeah.

And in addition to all of that, she is, I believe, the proud owner of two Labradors, Freddie and Barney. And incidentally, but we might as well have it for the record, is mother to three human children as well. Yeah.

And in addition to all of that, she is, I believe, the proud owner of two Labradors, Freddie and Barney. And incidentally, but we might as well have it for the record, is mother to three human children as well. Yeah.

Well, yeah, he sounds like he's got a lot in common in terms of character and genital tendencies with Tibby. Indeed. But it does make you slightly doubt the science behind selective breeding. But that is not the purpose of this podcast. Lisa, as we mentioned, you became CEO at Pets at Home in 2022. But prior to that, you'd had this very interesting career at Telewest and at Sky UK.

Well, yeah, he sounds like he's got a lot in common in terms of character and genital tendencies with Tibby. Indeed. But it does make you slightly doubt the science behind selective breeding. But that is not the purpose of this podcast. Lisa, as we mentioned, you became CEO at Pets at Home in 2022. But prior to that, you'd had this very interesting career at Telewest and at Sky UK.